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Wednesday, 11 January 2017 18:43
The Gran Canaria Mistake That Cost Sir Francis Drake His Life
Sir Francis Drake, along with his cousin and fellow privateer (legal pirate) John Hawkins, attacked Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 1595 but failed to breach the city's makeshift defences.
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